Siheyuan: The soul travels through time and space to change fate

Things developed according to plan, and finally Cui Dake's sister Cui Xiaoli came to take over.

He is dark and thin, and looks a bit shy.

Xu Damao didn't pay attention to this matter.

He started running back and forth again. On one hand, he had to watch Liu Haizhong and others start the construction of the TV factory, and on the other hand, he had to find time to manually tinker with the photolithography machine.

On the other hand, we must also keep a close eye on the production and manufacturing of the Osprey vertical take-off and landing transport aircraft.

This time, just like the production of the reconnaissance aircraft, he only focused on the processing of key components.

And Xu Damao will only take action when others are unable to process it.

Otherwise, he would have too much work to do.

January 1958, 1, the eleventh day of the twelfth lunar month of the 30th year of the lunar calendar, was a Thursday, another day of harvest.

The Osprey vertical take-off and landing transport aircraft's test flight was successful, and the LCD display panel has also been completed in the laboratory.

Moreover, after a month of overtime work, the five lithography machines that Xu Damao had hand-made had been completed.

Even the matching ultra-clean dust-free workshop was prepared by Xu Damao.

However, getting these five lithography machines to work presented a very big problem.

That is, the power supply of Sijiu City is simply not enough to allow these five lithography machines to work at the same time.

You should know that by 1958, the Republic's total annual power generation was only 27.5 billion kWh.

If you average it out every day and distribute it among the four-nine cities, there won't be much left.

According to Xu Damao's estimate, it is only more than 200,000 kWh.

However, if Xu Damao's five lithography machines work at the same time, they will consume more than 50,000 kWh of electricity a day.

That means 50,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity is needed per day.

According to the current power supply capacity of the city, it is simply not enough!

"Hey, do we need to build another power station? But I don't have any knowledge about nuclear power stations!"

If Xu Damao were to build a power station, he would definitely not go for thermal power.

Moreover, there is no way to develop hydropower in Sijiucheng, so the only suitable option is nuclear power.

Of course, if we really want to build nuclear power, it would probably be more appropriate to do so in Tianjin.

After all, nuclear power requires a lot of water.

Tianjin is close to the sea, which is very suitable.

But building nuclear power is quite troublesome.

Moreover, even if Xu Damao applied, the possibility of being approved would probably not be high.

As for the hydropower stations under construction, that is, the Xinanjiang Hydropower Station, the installed capacity is acceptable.

After all, after it is completed, the annual power generation can reach nearly 2 billion kWh.

It would be appropriate to build a chip production base in that place.

However, after the lithography machine that Xu Damao had already completed by hand is transported there, it will probably have to undergo a major overhaul.

As for the ultra-clean dust-free space, it needs to be rebuilt.

He doesn't want to get involved in this troublesome matter.

"Forget it, let's talk to our superiors and see if we can think of a solution! If that doesn't work, then we can just build one. As long as we can make a microcomputer, I think the higher-ups will help solve the power problem."

Xu Damao felt that if he really built a nuclear power plant, he would be even less free to move in the future.

Therefore, for the sake of his future free life, he should not touch this thing for the time being.

Moreover, we have entered the Cold War era, and it is not appropriate to build a nuclear power plant in Tianjin.

So, postpone it, just postpone it!

I returned to the office, picked up the phone and called Leader Zhong.

"Da Mao, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Leader Zhong had just participated in the test flight ceremony of the Osprey vertical take-off and landing transport aircraft and also watched a movie playing on the LCD panel.

Leader Zhong is very satisfied with both results.

The former is very important for transportation work in many remote military areas in the country.

As for the latter, you can tell at first glance that it can make money, and a lot of money at that.

"I have developed the lithography machine and the high-purity silicon wafers are ready, but the power consumption is too high when I want to start the lithography machine. So I want to ask my leader for help.

I hope a high-voltage line can be specially built for my chip production workshop.

If all five are turned on together, 50,000 kWh of electricity will be required every day.

If the supply is really insufficient, you can start one first and let me make the chip.

When the microcomputer is assembled, the leaders will know whether the loss is worth it or not."

The most important thing at present is to start up a photolithography machine and produce chips.

Then televisions and microcomputers were produced.

Only after seeing the finished product did Xu Damao feel confident enough to convince his superiors to build a power station specifically for him.

"Hiss! Is the power consumption so high?

I remember your device wasn't very big!"

Leader Zhong really didn't expect such a huge power consumption.

"The lithography machine uses extreme ultraviolet light, which is not natural light but artificial light, and this consumes a lot of electricity.

Moreover, in order to perform photolithography, the extreme ultraviolet light must be reflected multiple times, and each reflection consumes 30% of the energy, which increases the energy loss.

Moreover, the lost energy must be converted into heat. In order to cool the equipment, a lot of electricity must be consumed.

That’s why this device consumes so much power.”

I briefly explained the reason for such high energy consumption, and tried my best to make it clear to Leader Zhong.

"The things you, Xu Damao, have made are always good. This time it consumes more energy, so let it consume more energy! I will immediately arrange for someone to provide you with high voltage electricity.

But let's turn on one first, since it really doesn't consume that much electricity.

After I see the results, I can convince my superiors to build a dedicated power station for you."

To be honest, the superiors had long been planning to build a power station for the Red Star Factory.

After all, as the Red Star Factory continues to expand, their electricity consumption has become very high.

Rather than having electricity shipped in from somewhere else, they should generate their own electricity.

"Don't worry, the result will satisfy you. I won't disturb you from working."

Having achieved his goal, Xu Damao just wanted to hang up the phone.

"Wait a minute, Damao. We have already made reconnaissance planes, transport planes, and helicopters. We at Sukhoi can also produce attack planes ourselves.

But you still need to pay attention to the bomber.

You said at the beginning that you would design a strategic bomber for us. Can you start the relevant design work now?

If you are short on time, you can take out the design and let others make it according to the design drawings!"